The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-07-13

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AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL Con.
hEGE OF MISSISSIPPI, July l.--Refcrring
to a number of notes taken i'll mid
summon tour of four of the most import
ant Southern States, | do not know That
| could select moro interesting subject
than the Agricultural ana Mechanical
College of Mississippi. This may be
stated without discounting, III any wise,
the many places, institutions and things
of note along the lines of railways which
connect Charleston with tho peculiarly
favored land in which The Institution
named is situated
THE COLLEGE.
10 begin with, however, tho term
agricultural and Mechanical Coll ,gc,"
as applied to this College, is II mispomer.
The mechanical department. has not yet
bccn provided for, but may be realized
ut any time when the institution is SO
i0r favored by the Legislature OF NJ 3sis-
sippi. The College is, therefore, prac.
tlcally an agricultural institution with its
handmaidcns of the mechanical arts in
expectancy.
But whatever this institution may be it.
has caused great stir III social, aglicul-
tural and political circles ever sine, its
establishment, seven years ago. 1t was
cradlCd in opposition, strong but moi
fatal; it has travelled over Il rough road
and still survives; and it has lived own
certain class OF opponents and ia still
doing battle against some formidable
foes. AS between the cncmies of the
College and lis friends the lines are very
sharply drawn; and even the comInra-
tive stranger, who runs, may read.
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t 10y a., DoHS Cnm ~ l'"y tio taxpayer TO sup
poiS . 'lo ~ S"ilo5r' ~ "H"' St"nrln8 INC op,
!uUu' @ ~ ~ nc .i ID, oouI3" 70 DC u'lly canned
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ton,. ns ~ =, S,',Itsp ,H,ItpiGti'"'Iona L" ms
t;n;Jo J ", .no wEiio!,o ,;,I up 10 'lo p" acht
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th;o o III L;ato m,uoG pioh.uins. p,s 'oohlttn,p5 ol
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80, 80, ooA0'p'ion oi 'iio iA'clcSVip@ S.tu-
"'ion'
IT'S oIudIN.
From what can bc learned from the
various published reports, the College
Government, passed in 1862, TO cncOur-
age the establishment of industrial col
leges in the States. This Act, among
oIlcr IhIhBs, PROVIDED lof tnc 'cnNOw
Stot o % IuppT," ,t az" i'iaintoii"iicG m III ocii
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trhn N};ss;Sn;9i ~ ~ Gn'' i''i 80 90
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ella 27O GuLgo1ucntI, {ho Jnoc;sl,
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nirchoen nf Ionds Inoy;r,t to nnoI, ',r ~,
;nstitnt;ons nornnd q hnIo2c" ~ eoS ~
wb;ch yioids a., onnuoI ;ntoroat a., G',1
nor cort of ohont Gi oJo Tho ctat.,
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nr twn p has w apnnronrintnd ~ ] III H.. p"S, o"f az
$40 5o0 annuaIly for tho sunmo,t ni ,hn
institution ' 'hi'0'' W wy
THE hOIhDlN"S'
TO enable tho State to avail itself OF
the Federal aid 1T was necessary to erect
the College buildings, and these were
completed for occupation by the stu
dents and professors IN 1850. These
buildings are about mile and half
west OF Starkvllle, and occupy positions
on both sides OF " branch of the Mobile
and ono keilroad. The principal buiId-
ingS lace the south and are just north OF
the railroad and on Tie crest OF q hill, to
which inc ascent from the railroad is
over wcIl-kept lawn. These buildings
arc:
FIRST inc academy three stores in
helght oi DIick, ana ~ leet long by 10
tnN al II OF M. NtgtL ,NN